Using data effectively

Analysis of national and local data can help organisations plan, prepare and monitor their GCSE maths and English provision. Key issues are highlighted below; click on the links for more information, ideas and reflective questions.

In order to meet funding requirements, there has been a large increase in 16-18 GCSE entries since 2012 – much more so for English than for maths. Over the same period, however, success rates have dropped significantly.

In the summer of 2016, the A*-C success rate for all 16+ GCSE students (including adults) was only 27% for English and 30% for maths – the figures for 16-18s in isolation are likely to be significantly lower.

Despite the sharpe increase in entries, the overall number of 16+ students achieving GCSE A*-Cs rose only modestly for maths last year – and hardly at all for English.